The Times' May 28 editorial "Justice served with court pick" states, "... Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice (on the U.S. Supreme Court) ..."

Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, an Hispanic, also served on the U.S. Supreme Court, taking the oath in 1932.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is no Cardozo, and seems to be disqualified by President Barack Obama's own words. He selected a nominee who shows "empathy" in her rulings. If so, she will have to have her fingers crossed when she takes the oath, which is, "I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as (title) under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."

Also, three of the five majority opinions written by Sotomayor as a judge for the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that were reviewed by the Supreme Court were reversed. That's not a good record for someone aspiring to the highest court in the land.

Frank Solis

West Deptford Township

Editor's note: There is considerable debate about whether Justice Cardozo, because of his Portuguese heritage, should be considered "Hispanic." The information for our editorial came from wire service articles stating that Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice.